1896 SAFA season
| 1896 SAFA premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | South Adelaide 5th premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Jack Kay South Adelaide (25 goals) |
| Matches played | 40 |
The 1896 South Australian Football Association season was the 20th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
During the 1896 season a rule was introduced for North Adelaide and the Natives (West Torrens) allowing them to field an extra three players to be more competitive with the three more established clubs.[1]
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | BF | GA | BA | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Adelaide | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 134 | 60 | 86 | 34 | |||
| 2 | Norwood | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 104 | 144 | 71 | 112 | 22 | |||
| 3 | North Adelaide | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 105 | 80 | 118 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Natives | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 81 | 77 | 118 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 66 | 118 | 101 | 143 | 9 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, GF = Goals For, BF = Behinds For, GA = Goals Against, BA = Behinds Against, (P) = Premiers | [2] | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "FOOTBALL". Evening Journal. Vol. XXVIII, no. 7977. South Australia. 1 June 1896. p. 3 (ONE O'CLOCK EDITION). Retrieved 19 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FOOTBALL. RETROSPECT OF THE SEASON". Adelaide Observer. National Library of Australia. 19 September 1896. p. 45. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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